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OIG recommends that the Broadcasting Board of Governors ensure that the employees responsible for monitoring Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) meet with RFE/RL officials to gain a complete understanding of the after-employment benefits offered.
OIG recommends that the Broadcasting Board of Governors design and implement procedures to perform routine reviews of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) financial activity. At a minimum, these procedures should include periodic reviews of significant events and transactions and analyses of RFE/RL's financial statements and actuarial reports.
OIG recommends that the Broadcasting Board of Governors develop a process to review and approve significant contracts over $350,000 for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
OIG recommends that the Broadcasting Board of Governors develop policies and procedures to ensure that information needed to oversee grantees is maintained in the grant files and to ensure that the relevant information is available for at least 7 years.
OIG recommends that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) review and revise its policies and procedures to clearly define the roles and responsibilities of the officials within BBG who are responsible for monitoring and overseeing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
OIG recommends that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) formally designate a grants analyst to monitor Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). As part of the designation, BBG should ensure that the grants analyst's responsibilities are clearly communicated to that employee. Further, BBG should ensure that authority is formally provided to the grants analyst so that the analyst can obtain needed information from RFE/RL.
OIG recommends, once a grants analyst has been designated, that the Broadcasting Board of Governors ensure that the grants analyst obtains appropriate training related to grants monitoring.
OIG recommends, once a grants analyst has been designated, that the Broadcasting Board of Governors implement an effective communication methodology to ensure that information is shared between the Board of Governors and the grants analyst.
OIG recommends that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) design detailed annual budget submission formats and financial planning documents that will allow BBG to obtain details on unfunded liabilities at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
OIG recommends that the Broadcasting Board of Governors develop and implement a standardized process to produce effective comparability studies. The process should ensure that the studies are performed at prescribed intervals, include all benefits offered by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to its domestic and overseas employees, and contain data and analyses that support conclusions.